VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis continually calls Catholics to go to the “peripheries,” and that is exactly what he will do Aug. 31 when he boards a plane to Mongolia. Bordering both Russia and China, Mongolia is one of…
LISBON, Portugal (CNS) — Pope Francis asked the 1.5 million young people who attended World Youth Day to take “what God has sown into your hearts” back to their home countries and build a joyful church that is open to…
WASHINGTON – The bishop members on subcommittees related to national collections coordinated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) acted on the call to be “One Church One Mission” at their meetings in June. In their respective subcommittees, they…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has sent Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, his special envoy, to Washington as part of his ongoing humanitarian efforts to help Ukraine. The July 17-19 visit is “in the context of the mission intended to promote…
From Catholic News ServicePhoto: Mary Seamans ROME (CNS) — As Pope Francis continued a smooth recovery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, he was back to work and shared a Sunday meal with his closest collaborators, the Vatican said. His post-operative recovery,…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While the release of the working document for the Synod of Bishops on synodality is expected sometime in early June, Pope Francis tried to respond to some of the questions and concerns about the synod process…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At least three dozen women will be voting members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October, Pope Francis has decided. In a decision formalized April 17, “the Holy Father approved the extension of…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will travel to Hungary April 28-30 where he will meet with government officials, refugees, academic scholars and young people in Budapest, the Vatican announced Feb. 27. The pope will arrive in Budapest April 28…
WASHINGTON – Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on International Justice and Peace, marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by renewing the Church’s call to prayer, solidarity…
WASHINGTON – The February 6 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria has caused the deaths of thousands and injured many more. Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and…
